CDC bioterror labs cited for security flaws in audits

Laboratories at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been repeatedly cited in private government audits for failing to properly secure bioterror agents.

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The CDC is the main federal agency that oversees government and private bioterror lab safety involving agents dangerous to people. (Photo: Kimberly Smith, AJC)

Laboratories at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been repeatedly cited in private government audits for failing to properly secure potential bioterror agents such as anthrax and plague, and not training employees who work with them, according to "restricted" government watchdog reports obtained by USA TODAY.

"These weaknesses could have compromised [CDC's] ability to safeguard select agents from accidental or intentional loss and to ensure the safety of individuals," according to a 2010 report by the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/25/cdc-bioterror-labs-cited-for-security-failures-in-audits/1945933/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=206567

CDC bioterror labs cited for security flaws in audits

CDC bioterror labs cited for security flaws in audits

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